Standards & Certificates
This presentation was developed to present an overview of the information needed to become certified organic. This presentation includes information on the requirements for becoming certified, finding a certifier, and the steps to certification. This is a downloadable file in which you may modify the length to suit your needs. Pictures, videos, a case study and additional resources are listed as well. For more information on the National Organic Program rules, visit: www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOP
Presentations
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Organic Certification |
- USDA-NOP website
- www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/NOP
- Guidance and Instructions for Accredited Certifying Agents & Certified Operations (PDF)
- Small Scale Organics: A Guide Book For the Non-certified Organic Grower
- NCAT-ATTRA
- Fundamentals of Organic Gardening and Farming
- www.georgiaorganics.org/curriculum/index.html
- Organic Research & Extension information
- Resource guides
- NCAT-ATTRA, Southern Organic Resource Guide
- Alabama Sustainable Agriculture Network Resource Guide, Alabama Farms Resource Guide
- Arkansas Organic Resource Manual
- North Carolina Organic Resources
- Information guides
Questions, comments or problems can be addressed to heatherf@uark.edu